Department profile
Energy & Natural Resources
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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Chambers Review
Freshfields is a highly respected presence in the corporate energy market with particular experience in oil and gas issues. The energy group is well versed in advising on large-scale financings and both upstream and midstream M&A. The firm is also adept at handling a range of energy disputes, with a particular focus on investor-state arbitrations. It regularly represents major energy companies and private equity firms.
Work Highlights
- Freshfields advised Occidental Petroleum Corporation on the sale of its interests in the Jubilee and TEN oil and gas fields in offshore Ghana, for an aggregate price of USD750 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very easy to talk to, approachable and provides very good insights. They also stick to budget very effectively."
"They provide total commitment and they're by our sides when we need them most."
"Freshfields has the resources, talent, skill sets and experience to attack complex matters and resolve them. They have specialist teams in the UK and increasingly across the globe."
"The team is very easy to talk to, approachable and provides very good insights. They also stick to budget very effectively."
"They provide total commitment and they're by our sides when we need them most."
"Freshfields has the resources, talent, skill sets and experience to attack complex matters and resolve them. They have specialist teams in the UK and increasingly across the globe."
Notable Practitioners
Graham Watson is head of the firm's global oil and gas group and focuses his practice in the oil and gas space. He is regularly sought out by top players in the industry for his expert handling of A&D transactions.
"He's a very effective corporate partner."
"He's very straightforward to deal with."
Christopher Pugh focuses his esteemed practice on the energy sector, representing clients in significant arbitration and litigation matters. He has considerable experience representing oil and gas majors in domestic and international disputes.